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<blockquote data-quote="Lightning_Brian" data-source="post: 1030243" data-attributes="member: 65620"><p>Hello Malware Tips Friends!</p><p></p><p>Hope everyone is doing well! I wanted to update my security thread here as its been a quick minute!</p><p></p><p>Some notable updates from my side:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>LastPass </strong>- got kicker to the seat of the pants. <strong><em><u>UGH</u></em></strong>! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite112" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite131" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite131" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />What a sad thing this world is going through with that security nightmare. A shame too!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No more LastPass recommendations coming from me.. done done and long gone! LastPass mandated at work but that's a goner - in with the new.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'll be looking to replace Macrium Reflect Free with possibly the home edition - still looking at this! Love the features of Macrium. Will not be going anywhere in my tool set any time soon!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Recommendations anyone?</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Highly customized network setup. Out with the old and in with the brand new stuff!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nighthawk AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 Router with DOCIS 3.1 Cable Modem aka CAX80 - Going for the gold on customization and security settings!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Asus RT-AX88U - Highly customized! Security focused!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Replaced all cabling in my house with CAT8 and golly do I notice the difference! Bit of a undertaking replacing cable, but big and very noticable upgrade for those who have the good equipment! Before you start asking - no I do not have an legit data center in my house although at times I joke about it, but yes <strong>BIG </strong>upgrades over CAT6 yet costs some <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💰" title="Money bag :moneybag:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f4b0.png" data-shortname=":moneybag:" />.</li> </ul></li> </ul><p>Notable purchases (new for very late 2022/ early 2023) which seems to be the biggest year of technology purchases (please know I got a lot of these on some great sales yet some serious <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💰" title="Money bag :moneybag:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f4b0.png" data-shortname=":moneybag:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💵" title="Dollar banknote :dollar:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f4b5.png" data-shortname=":dollar:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💲" title="Heavy dollar sign :heavy_dollar_sign:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f4b2.png" data-shortname=":heavy_dollar_sign:" />):</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">AOMEI Backupper Technician Plus + Lifetime Upgrades (Unlimited PCs & Servers) - I have gone all in on the Technician Plus edition. Loads of great features and wanted to help folks out personally through my services.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">AOMEI Partition Assistant Technician + Lifetime Upgrades (Unlimited PCs & Servers) - I have gone all in on the Technician edition! Lots of good features!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">AOMEI OneKey Recovery Customization + Lifetime Upgrades (Unlimited PCs & Servers) - I have gone all in on the Technician edition! Lots of good features!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">VMware Workstation 17 Pro - Will never trade this for anything else. Simply put - one of the best pieces of software! Virtualization is at the next level with v17.0.1.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Norton 360 Premium - purchased multiple years worth - still in it for the long haul, but Bitdefender still comes top of mind here.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">My dude [USER=62850]@danb[/USER] keeps innovating at VoodooShield! Shout out to you man. Norton is working like a charm with VoodooShield! I'm keeping VoodooShield 'ON' nearly all the time without issues at all.</li> </ul><p>Computer upgrade/changes completed: </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New - GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 @ 24GB GDDR6X memory! Got this late in 2022 at a really good steal of a deal!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New - HDD - (on top of the existing for backup reasons): WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD2003FZEX</li> </ul><p>So what are your thoughts about my security setup? Anything you'd like to add/remove/suggest?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p><p>~Brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lightning_Brian, post: 1030243, member: 65620"] Hello Malware Tips Friends! Hope everyone is doing well! I wanted to update my security thread here as its been a quick minute! Some notable updates from my side: [LIST] [*][B]LastPass [/B]- got kicker to the seat of the pants. [B][I][U]UGH[/U][/I][/B]! :mad: (n) (n)What a sad thing this world is going through with that security nightmare. A shame too! [LIST] [*]No more LastPass recommendations coming from me.. done done and long gone! LastPass mandated at work but that's a goner - in with the new. [/LIST] [*]I'll be looking to replace Macrium Reflect Free with possibly the home edition - still looking at this! Love the features of Macrium. Will not be going anywhere in my tool set any time soon! [LIST] [*]Recommendations anyone? [/LIST] [*]Highly customized network setup. Out with the old and in with the brand new stuff! [LIST] [*]Nighthawk AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 Router with DOCIS 3.1 Cable Modem aka CAX80 - Going for the gold on customization and security settings! [*]Asus RT-AX88U - Highly customized! Security focused! [*]Replaced all cabling in my house with CAT8 and golly do I notice the difference! Bit of a undertaking replacing cable, but big and very noticable upgrade for those who have the good equipment! Before you start asking - no I do not have an legit data center in my house although at times I joke about it, but yes [B]BIG [/B]upgrades over CAT6 yet costs some 💰. [/LIST] [/LIST] Notable purchases (new for very late 2022/ early 2023) which seems to be the biggest year of technology purchases (please know I got a lot of these on some great sales yet some serious 💰💵💲): [LIST] [*]AOMEI Backupper Technician Plus + Lifetime Upgrades (Unlimited PCs & Servers) - I have gone all in on the Technician Plus edition. Loads of great features and wanted to help folks out personally through my services. [*]AOMEI Partition Assistant Technician + Lifetime Upgrades (Unlimited PCs & Servers) - I have gone all in on the Technician edition! Lots of good features! [*]AOMEI OneKey Recovery Customization + Lifetime Upgrades (Unlimited PCs & Servers) - I have gone all in on the Technician edition! Lots of good features! [*]VMware Workstation 17 Pro - Will never trade this for anything else. Simply put - one of the best pieces of software! Virtualization is at the next level with v17.0.1. [*]Norton 360 Premium - purchased multiple years worth - still in it for the long haul, but Bitdefender still comes top of mind here. [*]My dude [USER=62850]@danb[/USER] keeps innovating at VoodooShield! Shout out to you man. Norton is working like a charm with VoodooShield! I'm keeping VoodooShield 'ON' nearly all the time without issues at all. [/LIST] Computer upgrade/changes completed: [LIST] [*]New - GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 @ 24GB GDDR6X memory! Got this late in 2022 at a really good steal of a deal! [*]New - HDD - (on top of the existing for backup reasons): WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD2003FZEX [/LIST] So what are your thoughts about my security setup? Anything you'd like to add/remove/suggest? Thanks! ~Brian [/QUOTE]
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